The McGill University, Canada in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (MFSP) is offering undergraduate Scholarships to eligible African students (including Nigerians) to study in the university for the 2018/2019 academic session.
Value of Scholarship: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars at McGill is a fully funded scholarship. Students who are awarded the scholarship will receive a holistic set of financial, social, and academic supports throughout their education and during their post-graduate transitions.
In addition to financial support, Scholars are provided with a comprehensive support network that includes an array of mentoring and support services to ensure each student’s academic success, community service engagement and transition to socially relevant employment opportunities, when they return to Africa at the conclusion of their studies.
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African countries (including Nigerians)
To be taken at (country): McGill University Canada
Eligible Field of Study: Development related courses.
Please note that the following programs are not eligible for funding from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program:
- Dentistry,
- Medicine,
- Law,
- Theology,
- Farm Management,
- Physical and Occupational Therapy,
- Music, and
- Programs from the School of Continuing Studies.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility:
- You must qualify academically for admission to McGill University. Please note that admission is competitive.
- You must be a first-time applicant to university (transfer applicants are not eligible).
- You must be a resident and citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country. French-speaking applicants are welcome.
- You must have an exceptional record of service and activity in your school and/or community.
- You must have the potential for meaningful future service to your community as a leader engaged in dynamic local and global social change.
- Your financial status must be in the lowest two quintiles of your country.
How to Apply:
1. Fill out the online application for admission to McGill University at: http://www.mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/apply.
2. Make note of the Login and PIN that you create to access the application. You will need this information if you want to start the application and finish it at a later time. If you forget this pin, you must restart your application. There is no way to retrieve the old application.
3. Be sure to complete all required fields in the application.
a. You must enter your full name exactly as it appears in your passport or other official documentation.
b. When asked “What best describes your educational background,” select “High School Diploma Outside QC”
4. Once you reach the Confirmation page (see below) ensure that you see “All required sections have been completed.” in red on the left-hand side:
5. You may review your application by selecting “Application Summary.” Make any necessary corrections and then click on Submit. Your application will automatically be saved and an Order Number will be created for you. An Order Number is a unique 16-digit number specific to your application. This number allows us to retrieve your application information without you having to pay a fee.
6. Write down your Order Number but do NOT click on Pay. You can now exit out of the form.
7. Please write your order number in the subject line of your emailto [email protected] notifying us that you have completed and saved the online application for admission. Please attach your completed Identification Form to this email as well. This email must be received by December 10, 2017. Late applications will not be accepted.
Your application for admission to McGill University is only considered submitted once the Identification Form and the Order Number have been received.
8. Please allow a minimum of 10 business days to receive an application confirmation e-mail which will be sent to the e-mail account you indicated on the application for admission.
9. The application confirmation e-mail directs students to login to Minerva to view the status of their application. In order to complete the application for admission, applicants must submit all required academic supporting documents (see below) electronically by using the upload feature in Minerva. For details on how to upload supporting documents visit: http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/nextsteps/documents/upload.
Required supporting documents:
1. All high school transcripts (i.e. grades or report cards) covering the last three years of study. All documents should be uploaded toMinerva.
2. External Exam Results (if applicable). Example: West African Senior School Certificate Examinations.
3. Proof of English language proficiency (ex:SAT, TOEFL, MELAB or other English language test scores), if available. If you have not taken any language proficiency tests, you do not need to submit them.
4. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Application Formto be uploaded to Minerva by the applicant by January 10, 2018.
5. The Validation of Financial Status Form to be uploaded to Minerva by the applicant by January 10, 2018.
6. The Recommendation Form to be uploaded to Minerva by the applicant by January 10, 2018.
Application Deadline
Application closes December 10th, 2017.
For more information, visit the official scholarship page.
